The Murray brothers once again came together in Davis Cup for Great Britain. This time their opponents were the Japanese, Yoshihito Nishioka and Yasutaka Uchiyama. The Murray’s won the match in straight sets, 6-3 6-2 6-4.
Surprisingly, Japan did not change their nomination for the doubles. One could assume that it was because they wanted their singles players, Kei Nishikori and Taro Daniel fresh for the final singles. If it was a good decision, we will see tomorrow, but it definitely makes sense, since the Murray brothers are pretty much unbeatable in Davis Cup. This was Andy Murray’s only second match since the Australian Open final. He didn’t play at all in February in order to spend time with his wife Kim and their newborn daughter. The Japanese team of Nishioka and Uchiyama was playing really good, hitting the ball hard, which worked for them until 3-4, when they got broken on Nishioka’s serve. Andy Murray then successfully served out the first set. However, the best serving player in the first set seemed to be Uchiyama. He was really going for it on his serve, and it was quite a surprise from this mostly unknown player. That said, Uchiyama’s serving spell ended in the first game of the second set, when he got broken. Players held until 4-2, when after a long game with 4 deuces Nishioka lost his service game. It was once again Andy Murray who served the set out. All players were serving amazingly throughout the set, with only one break point overall. The break point chance for the British showed at 4-4 on Uchiyama’s serve, and the Murray brother took it. It was then Jamie who served the match out with a clean game.
